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Born October 17, 1944 · Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nobuhiro Aihara was born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1944, where he studied at the design school. He began his career in television animation in the 1960s and started producing his own independent animation in 1965. His aesthetic is distinctive for his use of flowing lines, highly complex drawings, and his love of psychedelic colours. He was a prolific artist who often produced several animated shorts a year either on his own or in collaboration with his friend and fellow artist the Keiichi Tanaami. Nobuhiro died on April the 30, 2011 and left behind 85 animated works.

Japanese Independent Animation, Volume 1
2013
Dreams
2011

The Heart Sutra
2010

Shunga
2009

Chirico
2008

Zap Cat
2008

Inch-High Samurai
2007

Lotus
2007

Tokyo Loop
2006

Black Fish
2006

Noise
2006

Trip
2005
Landscape
2004

Memory of Red
2004
10 Nights' Dreams
2004
Fetish Doll
2003
Walking Man
2002
Scrap Diary
2002

The Third Eye
1999

Wind
1999

Yellow Fish
1998

Rain – Memory of Cloud.1
1996

Ringing in the ears
1995

MOVING
1994

SPIN
1993

Crow
1992

LINE
1990

Fairground in the Stars
1989

Gavora
1989

Dragonfly
1988

Image (Shadow)
1987

Dusk
1985

Twilight
1985

S=13
1984

The apple and the girl
1982

MY SHELTER
1981
Burnin'
1980

SHELTER
1980

Water Ring: Karma 2
1980
Blue Match
1980
Wind Erosion
1980

Under the Sun
1979
Hikari
1978
Karma
1977
Cloud Thread
1976
Neo-Night on the Bald Mountain
1975
Stone No. 1
1975

Stone
1975
Reckless Daydream
1974
Lacquer
1973

Fairy Flower
1973
Short Distance Runner
1973
Red Diamant
1973
Fox Colored Early Spring
1973
Honeybee Season Has Passed
1972

Powdered White Wings
1972

Yamakagashi
1972

The Extinction of Landscape
1971
Cherry Blossom
1970
Stop
1969